National park
Nepal covers a region of immense natural beauty and a high level of cultural and biological diversity. Recognizing the importance of these resources for the betterment of human kind at global and national level, Nepal has established a network of 16 protected areas of different catagories (as shown in table 1), which provides protection to at least 80 of the country’s 118 ecosystems. As legal basis given by using National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (NPWC) Act 1973, protected areas of Nepal are defined as follows:
*National Park: an area set aside for conservation and landscape together with national environment.
*Strict Nature Reserve: an area of ecological significance aet aside for purposes of scientific studies.
*Wildlife Reserve: an area set aside for conservation and management of animals and birds and their habitat.
*Hunting Reserve: an area set aside of the management of animals and bird resources for the purposes of sport hunting.
*Conservation Area: an area set aside for the consercation of the natural resources, for its utilization in a blanced way on the basis of an integrated management plan.
*National Park: an area set aside for conservation and landscape together with national environment.
*Strict Nature Reserve: an area of ecological significance aet aside for purposes of scientific studies.
*Wildlife Reserve: an area set aside for conservation and management of animals and birds and their habitat.
*Hunting Reserve: an area set aside of the management of animals and bird resources for the purposes of sport hunting.
*Conservation Area: an area set aside for the consercation of the natural resources, for its utilization in a blanced way on the basis of an integrated management plan.
1.CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK
Area: 932 sq km; Established: 1973; altitude: 150 to 815m
Location: situated in lowlands of the southern central part of the Nepal in chitwan district.
Area: 932 sq km; Established: 1973; altitude: 150 to 815m
Location: situated in lowlands of the southern central part of the Nepal in chitwan district.
2. SAGARMATHA NATIONAL PARK
Area: 1148 sq.km; Established: 1976: Altitude: 2845 to 8848m (the world’s higest peak).
Location: Lies in the solu-khumbu district of the north�eastern region of Nepal.
3. LANGTANG NATIONAL PARK
Area: 1710 sq.km; established: 1976; altitude 792 to 7245m
location: Lies in the central Himalayan region of Nepal, 32 km north from Kathmandu.
4. RARA NATIONAL PARK
Area: 106 sq.km; Established: 1976; Altitude: 2800 to 4048 m
Location: Lies in Mugu & Jumula districts in mid-western Himalaya region of Nepal.
Area: 106 sq.km; Established: 1976; Altitude: 2800 to 4048 m
Location: Lies in Mugu & Jumula districts in mid-western Himalaya region of Nepal.
5. SHEY- PHOKSUNDO NATIONAL PARK
Area: 3555 sq.km; established: 1984; Altitude; 2,000 to 6.885m
Location: Mountainours region of western Nepal covering parts of Dolpa and Mugu districts.
Area: 3555 sq.km; established: 1984; Altitude; 2,000 to 6.885m
Location: Mountainours region of western Nepal covering parts of Dolpa and Mugu districts.
6. KHAPTAD NATIONAL PARK
Area: 225 sq.km; established: 1986; altitude: 1,000 to 3,300m.
Location: ecompasses part of Doti, Bajura, Bajhang and Achham.
7. BARDIA NATIONAL PARK
Area: 968 sq.km. ; established: 1988 as National Park ; altitude : 152 to 1441 m.
Location: situated in South- west Nepal in Bardia district.
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